For any strategy fan over the age of 20 the combinations of the words Sid Meier and MicroProse are equivalent to endless nights of fun in front of a PC. The creativity of this gaming guru wasn’t only limited to the Civilization series and Railroad Tycoon games, as he also attempted to push the genre forward in 1987 with Pirates!, introducing a randomised storyline in an open world environment. In 2004, Firaxis paid tribute to the original game with a modern remake, which we get to play now on our iPads.
Sid Meier’s Pirates! [iTunes Link] by Firaxis and 2K Games is the adaptation for touch screen devices of the full PC game of the same name. The game puts you in the shoes of a young sailor thirsty or blood and revenge to find the evil Spanish baron who kidnapped your family. After a mutiny you find yourself commanding a ship and it's up to you to choose your destiny and become a feared name in the Caribbean.
Loyal to the original idea of Sid Meier, Pirates! takes place in an ever-changing open world of alliances and wars between Spanish, English, French and Dutch interests. The beautifully rendered environments reminiscent of the Civilization series are dynamic, changing as the game progresses, and are populated by merchant and war ships under different flags. Your job will be to gain the favours of local governors completing a series of missions traveling to other islands, trading goods, escorting ships or simply plundering.
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